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Anyone have any suggestions ? My nitrates are at about 20 ppm phosphates are either at 0 or 0.25 I can't seem to tell if there is a change in the solution color :/

So I started to notice this growing on my front glass, not sure if it's the start of hair algae or some sorta pest I should be concerned about Both the bulbs in my lamp need to be replaced they are well over a year old :-/

K I've noticed my yellow tang doing a odd thing today , he is scratching his bottom near his .... Well butt hole on all kinds of stuff, and I've looked at him I dont see any bugs or any ick that I can notice BUT he dose have a " cling-on " hanging out of his butt . Is he just trying to get...

Ok do I got a new flowerpot a about a week ago , at it seems to have something living " inside " it . And it seems to be having a negative effect on the coral as you can see the dead polyp next too it. What ever this is, IS alive as it reacts to I'm guessing light , since when I Shawn a light...

Saw this in a friends tank and he is not sure what it is , I think it's a sponge what u guys think?

Any ideas on what this one is ?

I I've had these for a bit and never asked what they were exactly so hoping somebody can give me a positive I.D , I think it's 2 diff Zoas that came on the same frag

Hi there , I really only use the IPhone app to access the forum , I posted a photo maybe a week ago to identify a worm , and since then I continue to get file size issues when attempting to upload another pic. I have never had this problem before and wondering if this is new? If so why the...

And idea on what this could be ?

Got some rock last week and I think I had a new friend tag along any idea what he could be ?

Ok which is this exactly ? I bought it as a Kenya tree , but some of the pics I see are not the same as this that I've found online. So this is where you guys come it in . And is my placement ok ?

Ok so here is where my confusion stems ... I know phosphates will stunt coral growth , but dose this also include reproduction ? I currently am using straight tap water , can't afford a RO unit yet and everything I've read and have seen here tells me I should have phosphates in my water. Yet...

K just doing some night time viewing , and noticed a lot of tiny air bubbles in the sand. Is this a by-product of micro algae growing in the sand , or could it be something worse? I have notice a bunch of tiny brittle star type star fish that came in on LR that sift the sand. And...

Is this pipe tank friendly I know you can use PVC pipe but I have this laying around and wondering if I can use it in a DIY " over flow vac " for my SW reef tank

My mushroom has something growing under it and I have no idea what it is 0_o Any ideas ? Could my mushroom have reproduced on its own ?

K so about 2 weeks ago I notice one of the " heads " of my coca worm floating around , after I fed my sun coral and other fish and put lights on the second one is now off. Is this normal in the growth phase or is it a goner now ? Since I have gotten it the tube has grown maybe just shy of 1/4 inch

Ok I'm still pretty new to SW reef keeping ( 6 months ) and am stuck between my urge to get a yellow tang ( fav fish ) and the fear that he will out grow my tank . I have a 55g with 50 lb of rock. And my LFS ha a tiny yellow tang , I am wondering how fast SW fish grow and will they always grow...

So my Clarkie Clown was my first fish and I do really enjoy him since he has personality. They are ranked as semi aggressive along with maroon clowns. But him and my flame angle ( also semi aggressive ) are like best friends. Just wondering has anyone got a Clarkie as well as other clowns ...

Just wondering how much these guys eat, I have some algae bloom behind some rocks and a bit of hair algae growing on my rocks wondering of this could support one . I like the fish and the fact that they clean up the place, but don't want one to starve

My blue globular seems to always pick up rubble and stack it on top of himself like this . Anyone else outgrew have one if these or one like it that dose this ?

I think the first one a type of sympodium , possibly the second as well if they get bigger . Any thoughts ?

Hi , one and all , this is my 55g reef set up as of now :-) been going about 6 months . Looking for any comments or suggestions . Negative comments can be are fine as long as you say it in the nicest way :-p . Also am going with small frags now as I wish to watch them grow and fill in :-)

These are 2 small brown polyp's under my red mushrooms. These are the only 2 I've soon so far , I have small cluster of Zoa's but this looks nothing like them.

Ok i need some help here , it's been 5 days since I " bought " a flame scallop for my 55g reef , however the scallop in question decided to attach himself to a nice 8-12 lb piece of rock at my LFS and has settled in :-/. Anybody have any experience removing clam/scallops from a rock without...

I noticed this a few days ago. A Zoa head is all white is this a dead one ? Will it affect the rest if I don't remove it ?